Eye Radiation Dose

There has been growing use of radiation mainly as x-ray fluoroscopy in clinical departments outside the imaging and therapy departments in recent years. Unfortunately, clinicians in these departments are not trained in radiation protection and that poses risks to patients and staff. This app describes the following:
• Learn what is required for proper eye lens protection from radiation induced lens opacities and cataract
• Calculate occupational eye radiation exposure during interventional procedures e.g. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Image Guided Liver Biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ..etc.
• Estimate annual eye radiation dose based on the workload and compare to the ICRP dose limit
• Show the percentage dose reduction with using radiation protection tools e.g. ceiling screen and leaded glasses
• Indicate risk of radiation induced cataract
• Get easy access to relevant radiation protection guidelines for the healthcare personnel exposed to recurrent small doses of ionizing radiation to the eye lenses and those without formal radiation protection expertise
• Learn how to monitor eye dose? And who should be monitored?
• Learn about radiation eye dose in Kuwait
• Provide access to training materials
• Notifies app users about ongoing or upcoming conferences, meeting or webinars and other related information related to occupational radiation protection and monitoring of eye lens.
• This App is produced in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) through technical cooperation project KUW9009 to provide higher level of outreach with convenience for clinicians. The project is partially by Kuwait foundation of the advancement of sciences (KFAS) under project code (PR17-13NR-01).